Books in Review: The Post-Soviet Political Mind

Interview with Ivan Krastev; Ghanaian Scholar Honored; Electoral Integrity in Latin America; Russia’s Opposition in Focus; Scholars at Risk Director Recognized; NED’s International Forum

Tiny countries have come in for praise as miniature models of democracy, but closer examination tells a mainly more somber tale.

What political consequences can we expect when aging dictators die while in power? A fifth of the world’s autocracies are facing such a possibility, but the evidence shows that this may…